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Hotdish on the Colorado Trail
Photo by Cass Gilbert The ingredients of an epic bikepacking trip combine like a great recipe. You need the right mix of trails, companions, gear, clothing and a proper attitude. I recently snuck away...
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When Life Doesn’t Give You Apples, Make Pickled Beets
If you’ve been anxiously awaiting the return of the red Krampus, I have some good news and some good news. The first good news is that we just got a fresh stock of Krampus complete bikes and framesets...
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Pugsley 2.0 - Modern Take on a Classic
The Pugsley sure got a lot of looks when it first came out, and rightfully so. Prior to 2004, fat tire bikes were custom-made frames for a fringe group that was experimenting with pushing the limits of...
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Catalina Breeze
There is this point in every bicycle trip and adventure abroad, no matter the length, when I have this small life affirming epiphany; wherein I realize that being happy is easy, as long as I am doing...
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Road Plus - Brought to You by the Midnight Special
For the past few years, we’ve put a lot of focus on our off-road products with many of them getting bigger tire clearance, more accessory options, and better component compatibility. Well, we finally...
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The Arrowhead 135: A Rookie’s Guide
“Rider 142, checking in and I think I’m done.” I’d just arrived at MelGeorges Resort, the second checkpoint of the Arrowhead 135, and I had no plans of leaving its warm embrace anytime soon. The sun...
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Humanoids of Surly: Rachel Olzer
This week we’re kicking off a semi-regular blog series we’re calling Humanoids of Surly. The purpose of this series is two-fold. First, we want to give you a break from having to just hear us talk all...
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The Triumphant Return of the Surly Dump
Well, folks, it’s been quite a while since we’ve dug through the ol’ Surly Dump and shared our findings with all of ya’s. We’ve been a little backed up, to say the least so, sorry about that. Today’s a...
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A Desert Full of Dumps
As you read this, I’m currently escaping to the desert for a while to ride around and camp and generally avoid responsibility for a couple weeks. As such, I figured that the desert would make a fine...
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Welcome to the Bridge Club
Sometimes less is more – This is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot, maybe too much. It can definitely ring true when it comes to backpacking and other outdoor pursuits though. When gear is...
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GUEST BLOG from our Friend Elena: Second Edition
Some of you may remember awhile back when we turned the reins of the Surly Blog over to our pal Elena so she could tell us about her bikepacking trip up to the Superior National Forest. Maybe you...
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Attention vandals! The Lowside is here!
Today, I get to introduce the newest miscreant in our selection of nefarious products. And because studio shots are boring, here is a video of our engineer, Thor, putting the Lowside to work. Rat Ride,...
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E.T. Phoned Home, and His Brothers Showed Up
About two and a half years ago I sat down to write a blog about the newest tire in the Surly family, the ExtraTerrestrial touring tire. We sure love that tire, and over the last couple years wanted...
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The Descent Into the Devil’s Canyon
Words by me. Photos by Mike, Paul, Rusty, Donald and myself. After a crazy couple of crazy days with Blue Dog and friends in Tucson, I rented a car and pointed towards Santa Fe. Narrowly beating the...
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The Great Surly Baking Show
“There will be a dessert challenge. I will reimburse everyone $4.20 each to make the most scrumptious camp dessert. You can pool your money with others if you desire. Fabulously shitty prices awarded...
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Surly Down Under
I slowly awoke from a foggy dream of kangaroos and koalas during a very long flight to the other side of the world. Back in Minnesota, we’d just experienced a late-April snowstorm, so it felt good to...
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Humanoids of Surly: Madi Carlson
It's time once again for another edition of Humanoids of Surly. Last time, Rachel from Minneapolis gave us a glimpse into her life's work dealing with animal sex and genitalia (UPDATE: Rachel has...
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I Remember My First Dirt Fest… (well, sort of)
A few weeks back I had the utmost privilege of attending Dirt Rag’s annual gathering of the dirtbags known as Dirt Fest along with Fritz, KLEM, and honorary Surly Goof Trooper Brad Quartuccio. Now,...
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An Ode to the Pacer
Remember a few months back when I said the dump would be back with some regularity? Well, my overly-ambitious dumb ass kept that promise for a whole two weeks before it totally fell off my radar. For...
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Imperial Pints and English Miles: Dorset Gravel Dash 2018
It was hot. Stiflingly hot in the direct sun with nary a whisper from the wind. I was missing the coolness of the high meadows from where we’d just descended. I longed for the crisp sea breeze that had...
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